Powder extracts

The six jars compared

According to McMyco’s product pages, every extract in this range is made from 100% fruiting body with water and ethanol. The five single-mushroom jars also list magnesium citrate and silicon dioxide as excipients. The blend uses less lion’s mane extract per capsule and adds the other ingredients shown in the table; the ginseng is Panax ginseng.

Species and families

In the GBIF taxonomic backbone, lion’s mane (Hericium erinaceus) belongs to the Hericiaceae, chaga (Inonotus obliquus) to the Hymenochaetaceae, reishi (Ganoderma lucidum) to the Polyporaceae and maitake (Grifola frondosa) to the Grifolaceae; reishi and maitake are both in the order Polyporales. For cordyceps, McMyco names Cordyceps sinensis, which GBIF lists as a synonym of Ophiocordyceps sinensis, family Ophiocordycipitaceae.

Functional mushrooms: what we know

Reishi, lion’s mane, chaga, cordyceps and maitake have a long history in Asia and Eastern Europe, both in cooking and in traditional medicine. Modern research consists mainly of laboratory and animal studies.

Storage

Keep the product tightly closed, dry and away from light; for liquid extracts and tinctures, follow the instructions on the label.

Discreet delivery

Orders are packed on working days and leave in plain outer packaging that does not describe the contents. Once your order has shipped, we email you the tracking link when one is available. Estimated delivery times, right of withdrawal and exceptions: Delivery, tracking and returns.

Sources: manufacturer information; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, About Herbs. Updated 5 October 2026 by the Mycotrop team.

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